Starts and Sits - All Starting Pitcher Matchups for Fantasy Baseball (July 20 - July 26)

July 19, 2026

Nick's fantasy baseball starts/sits, expert advice for all starting pitcher matchups for July 20 - July 26 (2026). Set your winning fantasy baseball lineups.

We are off to the races and roaring through the final 10 weeks of the fantasy baseball season with starting pitcher starts/sits for fantasy baseball for the week ahead - Thursday, July 20 through Sunday, July 26. As you've come to expect, this article will cover who is pitching, their opponent, and a confidence/startability score based on our tools. This supplies you with a useful start/sit decision-making tool to help you with your lineups, streaming, and two-start possibilities.

For 14 years running, we have been writing this Starting Pitcher Starts and Sits series weekly here at RotoBaller. I'm Nick Mariano, here to take us all through the 2026 season. All sorts of data and strategy have helped shape this popular piece, providing RotoBallers with only the finest of work.

Newer users will want to check out the intro section, while grizzled veterans can proceed to the tables. Our goal is to grant you a centralized resource to assist in making those weekly plans. Let's make some good starting pitcher decisions with this week's SP targets and avoids.

Start/Sit Data Overview

Ahead of each week of the fantasy baseball season, we publish the table below. We have the probable starters for every game of the week and a grade for them on a 0-100 scale. The intent is to give you advice and inspire confidence (or lack thereof) in your decisions to start or sit certain pitchers.

Please note that beyond the usual "Start" and "Sit" labels, we've expanded on the old "context-dependent" section to break it down further with "Lean Sit," "Lean Start," and true 50/50 "Coin Flip" designations. This is because different leagues call for different actions, and those in start-sit purgatory may be worth the gamble to some.

Also, we put the arms best projected to start or get bulk innings or actionable arms who may return from the injured list or be called up. Still, some situations are fluid, and we update ASAP to reflect accurate information. There is always something to tweak, so be sure to check in frequently!

The "starts" category includes pitchers you'd likely start in every league. The "sits" are pitchers you likely sit in every league.

The 40-60 range will mean it is close, and it's up to you to decide based on your league settings or team needs (wins, strikeouts, etc.), how deep your league is, which roto/points categories are scored, and so on.

Here are your starts and sits for the next week of the fantasy season, covering July 20 through July 26.

Pitcher Start/Sit Recommendations (July 20 - July 26)

Updated starts/sits for this week's MLB games. This chart is updated daily as probable starters are constantly changing with postponements, injuries, etc. Scroll down further for a color-coded chart. If you can't see the chart below, click here to see the starts/sits on a separate page:

Start/Sit Color-Coded Chart (July 20 - July 26)

The grid below shows the same data but as a color-coded grid:

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